Lifeboat



Get. 16 1923. 1,470,983

N. F. JAYNE LIFEBQAT Filed Jan. so, 1925 I Patented ea. is, 1923; 1

. NELLIE r. AYnn, or Bsoeer mw me. j

j LIFEBQAT. a

mlpplication filed January so; 1 23. {start r-1rd 6155852. e

7 To all whom it mag concern: 7 V Be 1t known that I, NELLIE F. JAYNE, acit zen or" theUnited States, andresiding in Brooklyn, county of Kings,and State of New York,. have invented certain newdanduseful ImprovementsinLifeboats of which the following is a specification.

10 a construction for aflording means i'or pre' venting the stoyingin oflife boats "while 7 being lowered in a high sea.' In itsinore limitedaspect the invention comprehends a uration corresponding to the shapeofthe particular lite boat with which theframe is -to"be -used;,- theframe comprising resilient, bufl'er elements adapted to cushion theshock of the impactoi the'boat. andsides of the vessel.

frame withfsuitable means for affording a hold to the passengers in theevent .of the overturning of the boat so that'they may chance of beingrescued." Specifically, these 'means comprehend pivotedrings secured tothe frame each of: which is preferablylpro-H videdwith a float, tomaintainit in position so that it maybe readily grasped when the boat isoverturned; It is further contemplated arranging the skeleton frame insuch a manner that it may be cast off when once readily comprehended bythose skilled'inf the art and is not intended as limiting the In saiddrawing:

and,

Fig. 2 is'a vertical section of the invention.

description, a skeleton frame indicated in its entirety byjvcA comprisesa false keel A, which' is carried upwardly atthe bow and 1 stern in themanner indicated. i-The keel A 3 has a siiflicient number of upstandingribs B, hinged thereto at C to afford adequate protection to the boat.This skeletonstr uc a-l This invention relates to lifesaving paratus'andhas more speclal reference to skeleton frame having in general aconfig-. '15, l i i In carrying out the invention 1b 1s contemplatedproviding the skeleton readily cling to the boatsides with some need forthe device appearsnecessary to the invention to the precise formdisclosed. c

Fig. is a side'elevation of invention.

Continuing now byway of aiinore detailed H ture conformsjin general 'tothe shapeof the particular life boat with which the frame is tobe used,as will bereadily understood. v

Each of the ribs-Binay be and preferably is provided with one ormore'ringsorhandholds B, which preferably consist of rope loops,

although or" course rings of any suitable material might becutilized.vEach of these rlngs 1 may be and preferably-is provided with wood or'corkfioats E to I maintain the rings in spaced relation with the frameso in the event that the boat overturns a con-' venient hand hold may beafforded to the indicated the ribs Barehingedat one end to the falsekeel and in occupants.

As heretofore orderto aflord a'jcushioning to the-impact which occu'rswhen the boat is swept against the vessels sides, particularly when thelife boat is being lowered inahigh sea, the upper ends or these ribshave a cushloningmeans interposed between a' gunwale strip. F

forming part of the frame A and the upper ends 'ofjthe ribs. 1Specifically these cushioning means take the formi'of coiled springsGrcarried on po'sts'Hwhichl-atter engage suitable openingsinthe ribs Bandafli'ordmeans for preventing displacement of theribs B.

The posts-Hare preferably secured to the although of course theymightbedirectly securedto the boat sides gunwale strip F,

in any convenient manner. 7 These posts preferably haveenlarged'ends Jto prevent therlbs froinileav ng the posts H.

i Evidently the frame mayprove an ob-' struction to the navigability ofthe boat and to. thisend the Vframe is provided with pivoted armsKnormallyoverlying the boat gunwale and secured to the frame A, whichmaintain the frame A in position until ,re-

leased. Therelease-ofthese arms from the f boat 'g'un'wale permitstheframe to become detached from the boat and sink into the launched;and-no further need for'theiframe j' appears necessary to theboatoccupants.

water whenithe' boat has once been safely It is claimedi conform to andfitover a life boat and comprising independently] movable" ribs nor-5'1.- A skeleton lite frameladapted to I j mally spring pi'fessejd'outwardlyand a keel to which the ribs are hinged.

fito'verj a 'li fe boat; and comprising a false keehfupstanding ribshingfedito the keel, a

' 2. :A skeleton life.,boat'frame adapted to h i 7 gunwale stripandisprings located between the uppe11 e nd. of srs aicl ribsflend thegunwale,

strip. 1 H M 3. Means for preventing the stoving in of life boatscomprising a false keel adapted 150 underlie the keel of'a li'fe boat,upstanl 7 ing false ribs hinged at one end to the keel 9 unty of NewYork and State of New and having'pin receiving openings, a gun: Walestrip having projeetingpinsladzpptedzto engage said openings, boiled"springs surrolindingsgicl pins andibeeringmgg inst said 1 ribs and;means associa tedij Wiflljtlil gunwale strip to normally maintainthe'false Work in position onthe lb oatnntil released.

Signecrat-the-city of New Yo1'k, in the York, this 16th day of Oct0ber51922, A. D.

NELLIEF. JAYNE. (L. s.] e

